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I'm so sick of the national media saying waht a good CF Jay is---he's mediocre at best, and I don't think he's even medocre. Plays way too shallow, takes terrible routes, and gets bad jumps. He may not be able to immediately do much about the latter two, but he really should not play shallow.

Young's last sacrifice was in 2003. Although he did have 13 in 2002, but it's still asking him to do something for the first time in 10 years.

That's actually really surprising to me. I mean, certainly you don't want him bunting when he was at an all-star level, but I would have thought it would have happened when his career was on the downswing.

In 1970, nobody was right. Last night, replays gave every indication that umpire Terry Tate saw the play exactly as it happened. Minnesota catcher Brian Harper fielded a throw from Shane Mack and made contact with runner Mark Lemke in front of home plate.

Instinctively, Harper was sure he had made the play and that Lemke should have been called out. Upon reflection, however, he admitted he was wrong.

"I knew we made contact," said Harper, "but I was concentrating on the ball and I really didn't know where I hit him. He definitely hit my left side, but whether my glove was there I don't know."

Later, after getting reports of the replays, Harper was gracious. "I got caught up in the emotion of the moment," he said. "I was angry we lost the game. In the heat of the moment, I thought I tagged him.